List of Crucial Skills to learn Rinding in the streets?
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Dressing/gearing up for the weather is also important. It's all about the layers.
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*reaching over the bars to close opening car doors...
never knew anyone fuked with that except me till I saw that king of messengers video (or something like that)...I guess it is common practice
*peripheral vision/being able to look behind you on both shoulders
*holding a straight line with one hand (or none) while turning body to make eye contact with drivers behind
*'dancing' in front of a vehicle to keep it behind you
*making loud noises (whether it be from a yell or whistle) to alert others
never knew anyone fuked with that except me till I saw that king of messengers video (or something like that)...I guess it is common practice
*peripheral vision/being able to look behind you on both shoulders
*holding a straight line with one hand (or none) while turning body to make eye contact with drivers behind
*'dancing' in front of a vehicle to keep it behind you
*making loud noises (whether it be from a yell or whistle) to alert others
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Originally Posted by teiaperigosa
*reaching over the bars to close opening car doors...
never knew anyone fuked with that except me till I saw that king of messengers video (or something like that)...I guess it is common practice
*peripheral vision/being able to look behind you on both shoulders
*holding a straight line with one hand (or none) while turning body to make eye contact with drivers behind
*'dancing' in front of a vehicle to keep it behind you
*making loud noises (whether it be from a yell or whistle) to alert others
never knew anyone fuked with that except me till I saw that king of messengers video (or something like that)...I guess it is common practice
*peripheral vision/being able to look behind you on both shoulders
*holding a straight line with one hand (or none) while turning body to make eye contact with drivers behind
*'dancing' in front of a vehicle to keep it behind you
*making loud noises (whether it be from a yell or whistle) to alert others
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Peripheral vision is key. Gotta know what's going on all around you at all times.
I'm also working on the no handed whistle to replace yelling. I can't do the whistle with two fingers yet, so it'll be a bit till I learn the no hander.
I'm also working on the no handed whistle to replace yelling. I can't do the whistle with two fingers yet, so it'll be a bit till I learn the no hander.
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Originally Posted by loaf
Peripheral vision is key. Gotta know what's going on all around you at all times.
I'm also working on the no handed whistle to replace yelling. I can't do the whistle with two fingers yet, so it'll be a bit till I learn the no hander.
I'm also working on the no handed whistle to replace yelling. I can't do the whistle with two fingers yet, so it'll be a bit till I learn the no hander.
if you need tips, learn from someone who can do it well....or PM me, I'll try to give you tips
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being able to buck up a wheelie out of a trackstand as to challenge the cars around you and intensify yourself as a cyclist on the road and just a general badass to the surrounding people on the sidewalk.
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skitching is necessary when you're really freakin late.
- a correllary to skitching is learning how to get your feet back in the cages while the pedals are spinning like crazy, or at least being able to stomp the bottom of your platforms.
learning to curse properly is a must.
- a correllary to skitching is learning how to get your feet back in the cages while the pedals are spinning like crazy, or at least being able to stomp the bottom of your platforms.
learning to curse properly is a must.
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Originally Posted by evanyc
skidding has very little practical purpose or value over simply resisting or skipping, so i wouldn't say it's crucial to learn.
it is crucial fun though.
it is crucial fun though.
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Originally Posted by taken67
Do these vary from state to state because I remember right turn being a 90 degree angle pointing upward with the left hand.
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Originally Posted by Nouia
To supplement this, if you ride in a very bent over position and wear a backpack, your pack will stick up about half a foot higher than your head. Remember this when you try to go under the side mirror of that public bus you're passing.
oh man i tried to go under a low tree limb one time and forgot about my backpack. my body made it under then the pack hooked, popped my torso up and then rolled my off the back of the bike. at least a girls walking by said it looked graceful and nothing got busted up....
one skill thats tough for fix is coasting with your inside pedal over the curb so all you take up of the road is your tire and one pedal's worth of width. i use this one all the time to get by cars traffic. the ducking/backpack skill comes in pretty handy at this time too.
oh and i dont know if anyone mentioned it yet, but being able to look back over your shoulder and keep a dead straight line is essential. tough too.
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Always watch their front wheels!
When you're at a red light along side a car, I don't pay any attention to which way the driver is looking to determine if he is going to turn left or right or go straight ahead. I look at the driver's front wheels. The car is going to go the way the wheels are pointed, no matter what the driver is doing.
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Originally Posted by trmcgeehan
When you're at a red light along side a car, I don't pay any attention to which way the driver is looking to determine if he is going to turn left or right or go straight ahead. I look at the driver's front wheels. The car is going to go the way the wheels are pointed, no matter what the driver is doing.
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one i haven't heard mentioned yet... using cars or other windows on crossing streets as mirrors to see oncoming traffic. works best at night b/c of lights, but it works pretty good durring the day too. as said before, make sure you have plenty of room to bail if you see something heading your way.
also, knowing when to be a little agressive so people know you are there on a packed street during rush hour.
also, knowing when to be a little agressive so people know you are there on a packed street during rush hour.
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Originally Posted by metallo pesante
being able to buck up a wheelie out of a trackstand as to challenge the cars around you and intensify yourself as a cyclist on the road and just a general badass to the surrounding people on the sidewalk.
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Originally Posted by roadgator
being able to look back over your shoulder and keep a dead straight line
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Learning to ride a track bike without making an A#$ of yourself.
Learning to read traffic.
Learning to follow the flow of traffic.
Learning to know what to to in case of an emergency example : chainring breaks and chain flys off.
S/F,
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Learning to read traffic.
Learning to follow the flow of traffic.
Learning to know what to to in case of an emergency example : chainring breaks and chain flys off.
S/F,
CEYA!
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Originally Posted by metallo pesante
being able to buck up a wheelie out of a trackstand as to challenge the cars around you and intensify yourself as a cyclist on the road and just a general badass to the surrounding people on the sidewalk.
YES!...
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Learn how to say "**** YOU" in a real thick New York accent. Much more efficient than "Hey buddy! That sucked!"
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wheelies.
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Originally Posted by stephenhatesyou
and it seems like it's going to be crucial expensive for me, i have to break my habit of skidding too too much. evan, remember that tire i put on on thursday night? by the end of work on friday, i had skidded through it. b'oh.
i cant remember if i said this already but if you run brakeless, well-executed skid stops are mandatory. as in well-executed, i mean being able to do them under split second reflexes, and barely having to get out of the saddle as to ensure shortest braking distance.
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stopping is all well and good. Neccessary sometimes. But many times stopping quickly is the best way to get an SUV's bumper up your a$$. I ride with the theory that if you have to stop, you've done something wrong. Not always true, but it keeps me focused on avoiding situations rather than reacting to them.
One of the best lessions I've learned is that I'm not in a race (most of the time) and I'm not getting paid to get package C from A to B as fast as possible. Slow down, enjoy the ride. Traffic is like a river.. If you flow with it you can use it to get where you want to go. If you fight it and try to conqure it, it will kill you.
One of the best lessions I've learned is that I'm not in a race (most of the time) and I'm not getting paid to get package C from A to B as fast as possible. Slow down, enjoy the ride. Traffic is like a river.. If you flow with it you can use it to get where you want to go. If you fight it and try to conqure it, it will kill you.
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Originally Posted by TimArchy
stopping is all well and good. Neccessary sometimes. But many times stopping quickly is the best way to get an SUV's bumper up your a$$. I ride with the theory that if you have to stop, you've done something wrong. Not always true, but it keeps me focused on avoiding situations rather than reacting to them.
One of the best lessions I've learned is that I'm not in a race (most of the time) and I'm not getting paid to get package C from A to B as fast as possible. Slow down, enjoy the ride. Traffic is like a river.. If you flow with it you can use it to get where you want to go. If you fight it and try to conqure it, it will kill you.
One of the best lessions I've learned is that I'm not in a race (most of the time) and I'm not getting paid to get package C from A to B as fast as possible. Slow down, enjoy the ride. Traffic is like a river.. If you flow with it you can use it to get where you want to go. If you fight it and try to conqure it, it will kill you.